We were challenged to transform chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce…. you know, the ones that are breaded, deep fried and smothered in a sugary sauce? Well, we came up with a healthy recipe that has all of the crunchy sweetness and none of the guilt!

Now you know the what, here’s the how!

Cut 2 chicken breasts into “nuggets” and season with salt and pepper. Finely chop (or food process, we don’t judge!) 1/2 cup raw almonds. In a shallow dish, combine the chopped almonds and 1/2 cup organic, unsweetened, shredded coconut. Put 1/2 cup coconut milk in a second shallow dish, and finally, a 1/2 cup almond flour in a third shallow dish. Dredge the chicken in the flour, then the coconut milk, then the almond and coconut mixture. Place the nuggets on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and sprayed with coconut oil cooking spray. Bake at 400* for 15 minutes, flipping over halfway through cooking.

You’ve heard of ants on a log? Well we’ve kicked it up a notch and made “Berries on a Branch” and “Beans on a Stalk”! For the “berries”, fill your celery with almond butter and top with blueberries. For the “beans” put some guacamole (we made our own!) in the celery and top with black beans. Delicious! Send us your variations for a chance to win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card! Cheers!

Place cucumber slices in shallow dish and add ACV.
While cucumbers are “pickling” spread hummus on bottom half of bread, saving about a teaspoon. Top with tomato slices, avacado slices, cucumber slices and cilantro. Use remaining hummus to spread a thin layer on top half of bread, salt and pepper, assemble and enjoy!!!!

We have received a lot of requests for the bone broth recipe. We found this recipe for the base broth and then used our imaginations from there! Think veggies, greens, fresh herbs, lemon, garlic, and that is just a sample of how you can personalize your own favorite version!

As the weather starts to warm up we’re looking for delicious and healthy cool drinks…what better treat on a warm, sunny day than a tall cool glass of lemonade! Unfortunately it’s hard (and expensive) to find a good ready made lemonade that isn’t chock a block full of added sugar. Fortunately it’s easy (and economical) to make yours at home! We made two versions, refreshing Strawberry Lemonade and Sassy Turmeric & Pepper Lemonade.

This time of year, baking takes over many kitchens and we want to offer you one recipe that is easy, delicious, and won’t make Santa’s naughty list! These are gluten free and with a few adjustments can be dairy free as well! We hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do!

It’s tailgating season, so we thought it would be appropriate to transform a chip and dip recipe! There are so many positives about this recipe: red peppers are really good for you! Don’t believe us? Check it out!! We included garlic in this recipe and that is a biggie on the cancer fighting foods list. There is no dairy in this recipe, so it is tailgate / leave out in the open friendly! AND, it’s delicious!!!! We used sweet potato chips and jicama slices for dipping, but you can use any fresh veggie or veggie chips (just check the ingredients!)

Make the Dip – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the nuts on a baking sheet and toast until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Let cool. (Be careful not to over-toast them…. they turn bitter!)

Put the nuts into a processor and finely chop. Add peppers, vinegar and garlic to the bowl and process until smooth. While the processor is running, drizzle 1 TBSP of olive oil into the bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

One of our favorite things about fall is the long list of soups to be made! Most of the “comfort soups” are not great for you. We wanted a soup that tasted comfy, and you can feel good about having seconds! Queue our friend, Michelle, who sent us this recipe for Pumpkin Soup! Not only does pumpkin contain some great health benefits, this soup is full of flavor and warms you up on a chilly fall day! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 3-lb sugar pumpkin

4 garlic cloves

4 thyme sprigs

1 medium onion, chopped

32 oz chicken stock (we used veggie stock)

2 tsp salt

2 TBS butter

2 TBS maple syrup

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*. Slice pumpkin in half horizontally. Scoop out seeds and place halves, pulp side down on baking sheet, with the cloves of garlic (do not remove paper shell) and a bit of thyme sprig tucked under each half. Roast for 45-55 minutes until pulp is soft.

In large pot, saute onion in 1 TBS olive oil until tender. When the pumpkin is still warm from roasting, scoop out the flesh into the pot. Squeeze out garlic cloves from the paper casing. Add chicken (or veggie) stock and begin to mash with a potato masher or spoon until your desired thickness (note: we used an immersion blender and it worked beautifully!) Add butter, maple syrup and salt to warmed soup. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.

When you think of fruit salad, what comes to mind? The canned fruit, mixed with some whipped cream and walnuts if you are feeling fancy?? Well, we found a recipe for a watermelon salad with fried rosemary and we’ll never make fruit salad the old way again! We found this recipe by our friends at Bon Appetit.

This recipe was really easy to make with just a few ingredients! The only change we made was that we skipped the poppy seeds and used a black sea salt.

We plan on serving this to a crowd, so we are going to serve this in individual cups… Email us for those details!

Once this was made, I couldn’t stop eating it! It has to be one of the most delicious fruit salads I have ever had – a great mix of sweet, with a hint of savory! Yum!!!!!